The latest data by the Office for National Statistics has found that, while the gender pay gap in the UK has fallen to its lowest ever level at 8.6%, the average woman in the workplace still earn less than the average man with the gap even wider for women aged over 40 with 12.8%

The latest data by the Office for National Statistics has found that, while the gender gap in the UK has been steadily closing with the gap reported to have reached a record low in 2017, the average woman in the workplace still earns 9.1% less than the average man

Chief Executive of the British Science Association Katherine Mathieson provides a compelling insight into how we can challenge stereotypes in science
Science needs to be taken out of its cultural ghetto. Currently, it’s seen as the realm of professionals and experts. But other parts of society – business, politics, art,...

The cross-party Women and Equalities Committee says the government is ignoring its gender pay gap recommendations and failing to tackle the issue
The gender pay gap will not be eliminated in a generation if the government goes on ignoring the evidence and recommendations it is given, says a cross-party committee...

Full-time working fathers earn over a fifth more than their childless counterparts, according to new research.
Research from workers union TUC has revealed full-time working fathers earn more than their childless counterparts.
According to the data, average working fathers receive a 21 per cent “wage bonus”. Fathers of two children earned...

Companies with more than 250 employees will be forced to reveal the differences in pay between their male and female employees.
The gender pay divide is about to go public after new plans will force employers to reveal the pay of their male and female staff.
The rules will apply to...

A campaign group has highlighted the plight of women workers, warning those in full-time employment will in effect work for nothing between now and 2016.
The debate over women’s pay is nothing new, but it certainly is an issue that has been at the forefront of discussion recently.
According to official...

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said teenage girls should not be made to feel as if mathematics and science subjects are “the preserve of men”.
Tackling “tired stereotypes” about science careers is the only way to decrease the pay gap between men and women, said Education Secretary Nicky Morgan.
Currently, fewer...

Businesses in the UK are urged to do more for gender equality in the workplace by Equalities Minister Maria Miller.
The Minister spoke to city business leaders at a breakfast summit hosted at Downing Street and said that improving opportunities for women to contribute in the workplace is key to...

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